Social entrepreneurship through cultural heritage-CHEER - EN

One of the main features of the social enterprise is its social character. There is no single entrepreneur competing and striving against an enemy external world, but many social entrepreneurs working together to achieve social goals and there are many organizations of the social sector of the economy out there eager or at least willing to cooperate and help attaining goals.

The last unit will focus on the development of a partnership with other social enterprises and the implementation of a strong network with the community. The mentioned characteristics are required to be a successful Cultural Heritage entrepreneur. The unit will focus on the identification of possible partners and on the building of a successful partnership.

Furthermore, the relationship with the local community will be analyzed and the basic skills to build a community network will be taught to the learners.

There is no doubt that social enterprises in particular must become part of a network. For a start-up as a social enterprise, it is therefore important to think about local/regional networking in good time.

A) Basics

What is a network and why does a social enterprise have to build a network and integrate itself into existing networks? A basic principle for a social enterprise is that it works closely with the local/regional environment and the local actors. Both for the benefit of the company and the region.

B) Regional networks

The CHEER project assumes that the networking of business, social responsibility and cultural tradition can be particularly successful both for one's own social enterprise and for the region. Cooperation with local actors strengthens regional economic potential in particular.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge Importance of partners and community Community mapping (theory)

Skills How to select partners

Competences Ability to build community networks and successful partnerships